A Look at Alexander McQueen’s “Savage Beauty”

Today, “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” a retrospective of McQueen’s groundbreaking work, opens at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum after its record-breaking run at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Here we revisit our 2011 article on the monumental exhibit.

As “Savage Beauty,” a retrospective of Alexander McQueen’s astonishing and provocative work, opens at the Costume Institute, creative director Sarah Burton shares with Sarah Mower her memories of working at the late designer’s side.